Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Henry, Madison and Delaware Counties, Indiana

Sharon K. Walters

Sharon K. Walters

Jan 9, 2016

Sharon K Walters, 72 of Noblesville and formerly Chesterfield, passed away in the loving arms of her son on Saturday the 9th of January, 2016.Sharon was born to Verrel & Maude Lawrence on December 07, 1943 in Anderson, In. She graduated from Daleville High School and received her Registered Dietician degree from Ball State. She was a passionate loving mother,...

Deborah Colleen Stephens

Deborah Colleen Stephens

Jan 8, 2016

Middletown...Deborah Colleen (Yapp) Stephens, 64, resident of Middletown. one of the most amazing and strong women has gone home on this day January 8, 2016.She was like a big mamma bear with a back bone of steel but with humor and a laugh that was contagious. She had a heart big enough to wrap around you like an ocean wave.She...

Cleo Fern Cottingham

Cleo Fern Cottingham

Jan 5, 2016

Anderson....Cleo Fern (Farmer) Cottingham, 95, resident of Anderson, passed away at January 5, 2016 at Community Hospital in Anderson.She will be sadly missed by family and friends and loved spending time with grandchildren and great grandchildren.She had lived in the Anderson area all of her life.She was born in Henry County, March 16, 1920, the daughter of Frank and Alta...

Paulene Carol Whitinger

Paulene Carol Whitinger

Jan 4, 2016

New Castle...Paulene Carol (Walters) Whitinger, 66, resident of New Castle, passed away Monday evening at St. Vincent's Regional Hopsital in Anderson.She was born in New Castle, May 23, 1949, the daughter of Kenneth and Viola Zirkle Walters.She was a 1967 graduate of Middletown High School and drove a truck for Stewart Trucking for several years.She is survived by her husband:...

Charles Willard Hawkins, Jr

Charles Willard Hawkins, Jr

Jan 1, 2016

Yorktown....Charles Willard Hawkins, Jr, 74, resident of Yorktown, passed away January 1, 2016 at his residence after a brief illness.He was born in Muncie, May 11, 1941, the son of Charles W. and Roxie Langford Hawkins.He was a graduate of Muncie Central High School and retired from Knapp and Volt after 21 years of service in production.He was a US...

Mescal Rose

Mescal Rose

Dec 29, 2015

Anderson....Mescal (Patrick) Rose, 75, resident of Rawlins House in Pendleton, passed away Tuesday at the nursing home after an extended illness.She was born in Redlick, Kentucky, may 31, 1940, the daughter of Lester and Ada Hobbs Patrick. She had been a homemaker most of her life.Survivors are her husband: Albert C. of Anderson, children: Donnie Ray (Deliah) Rose of Jasper,...

Doris Ann Lawson

Doris Ann Lawson

Dec 27, 2015

Anderson....Doris Ann (Tway) Lawson, 81, resident of Anderson but longtime resident of the Muncie area, passed away Sunday at Community Hospital in Anderson.She was born in Anderson, August 27, 1934, the daughter of John Miller and Mary Elma Simmerman Tway.She was a 1953 graduate of Anderson High School and worked in the cafeteria of Cowan High School for several years.She...

John William Smith

John William Smith

Dec 23, 2015

Muncie...John William Smith, 81, longtime Daleville/Middletown area resident, passed away December 23, 2015, at Morrison Woods Healthcare in Muncie.He was born in Pleasant Ridge Park, Kentucky, April 25, 1934 and was raised by Fred and Rosannah Murphy Smith.He was a US Army Veteram.He retired from Sader Electric as an operating engineer.He was a member of the Middletown Masonic Lodge #271,...

Mary Jeanette Hurley

Mary Jeanette Hurley

Dec 21, 2015

Anderson...Mary Jeanette (Smith) Hurley, 88, former Daleville resident, passed away December 21, 2015 at Countyryside Manor in Anderson.She was born in Royerton, IN, May 15, 1927, the daughter of Alfred and Ethel Lines Smith.She was a graduate of Royerton High School and had been a homemaker for many years.She was a member of the Daleville United Methodist Church, The Red...

Joan Rae Alexander

Joan Rae Alexander

Dec 16, 2015

Anderson...Joan Rae (Bahns) Alexander, 89, resident of Bethany Pointe Healthcare, passed away December 16, 2015 at the nursing facility.She was born in Green County, Ohio, August 12, 1926, the daughter of Charles and Mary Anna Keiter Bahns.She was a 1944 graduate of Belbrook High School and had been a Lunch Room Treasurer for New Palestine School Corporation.She attended the Daleville...

Kenneth Dale Hodson

Kenneth Dale Hodson

Dec 12, 2015

Anderson...Kenneth Dale Hodson, 51, passed away December 12, 2015 in Anderson after an extended illness.He was born in New Castle, Indiana, October 27, 1964, the son of Walter Kenneth and Martha Eloise Smith Hodson.He was a 1983 graduate of Pendleton Heights High School and worked as a Corrections officer for the C.I.C. Department of Corrections.He was a member of the...

Raynell Ann Sellers-Dunlap

Raynell Ann Sellers-Dunlap

Dec 8, 2015

Greenfield...Raynell Ann Sellers-Dunlap, 67, resident of Greenfield, passed away at Community North Hospital in Fishers.She was born in Henry County, August 10, 1948 the daughter of Cecil and Elizabeth Ratliff Sellers.She was a graduate of Blue River Valley High School.She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister: Lawanna Fry.Survivors include her daughter: Danielle (John) Simon of Ingalls,...

Raymond Alston Van Cour Ii

Raymond Alston Van Cour Ii

Dec 7, 2015

Anderson....Raymond Alston Van Cour, II, 66, resident of Anderson and longtime former resident of Middletown, passed away at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson December 7, 2015 following a long illness.He was born in Hardwick, VT, October 9, 1949, the son of Raymond and Alice Moyer Van Cour.He was a 1968 graduate of Shenandoah High School and proudly served in...

Phyllis Ruby Westrater

Phyllis Ruby Westrater

Dec 6, 2015

Middletown...Phyllis Ruby Westrater, 84, resident of Middletown, passed away December 6, 2015 at her residence surrounded by her family after a brief battle with cancer.She was born in Indiana, November 6, 1931 and attended Anderson High School.She was a stay at home mom who raised four kids and helped raise some of her grandkids. She loved her family dearly and...

June F. Lennen

June F. Lennen

Dec 3, 2015

June F. Lennen, 94, formerly of Middletown, died peacefully December 3rd with her family by her side. Preceded in death by her parents, Orran and Irene Fadely and her loving husband of 71 years, James L. Lennen Jr. Left to cherish her memory are her children, James L. Lennen lll and Lisa Lennen, grandson Myles L. Bobenhausen and grandaughter Jami...

Lilly Anna Coffman

Lilly Anna Coffman

Nov 20, 2015

Ingalls...Lilly Anna (Jones) Coffman, 95, resident of Ingalls, passed away November 20, 2015 at Bethany Pointe Healthcare Center in Anderson.She was born March 29, 1920, the daughter of Melton and Lola Jones.She had lived in Daleville,IN, California, and New Mexico before moving to Ingalls.She worked as a homemaker and worked for Lock Key in California and the Canning factory in...

Linda Carol Pyland

Linda Carol Pyland

Nov 19, 2015

Fishers...Linda Carol (Bell) Pyland, 62, resident of Fishers, passed away November 19, 2015 at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis.She was born in Anderson, May 18, 1953, the daughter of Elmer and Panzie Tinch Bell.She was a graduate of Madison Heights High School and worked for several years at the Anderson Library as a Genealogy Administrator.She attended Genesis Church in Noblesville.Survivors...

David Wayne Earls

David Wayne Earls

Nov 19, 2015

Muncie...David Wayne ""The Legend"" Earls, 55....The Legend left this earth at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis on November 19, 2015.He lived in Muncie but was a graduate of Daleville High School and a former member of the Indiana National Guard.He worked construction for the Hilltop Group for several years.He is survived by his wife of 30 years: Lisa of Muncie,...

Chester Langdon Cable

Chester Langdon Cable

Nov 13, 2015

Middletown...Chester Langdon Cable, 85, resident of Middletown, passed away November 13, 1915, at St. Vincent's Regional Hospital in Anderson.He was born in Elwood City, PA, December 1, 1929, the son of Chester and Hazel Fox Cable, Sr.He was a veteran of the US Army National Guard.He was a graduate of Merchantville High School, received his BA in music from Westminister...

Joseph Mckay Barber

Joseph Mckay Barber

Nov 11, 2015

Middletown...Joseph McKay Barber, 89, resident of Middletown and former longtime resident of Chesterfield, passed away November 11, 2015 at Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.He was born in Muncie, Indiana, January 5, 1926, the son of Lorenzo R. and Margaret P Strohm Barber.He was a graduate of Middletown High School 1943, and a US Navy Veteran.He retired from General Motors as...